Chris Ryniak is an American artist, illustrator and sculptor who was born in Detroit in 1976. He is skilled at creating art toys and resin sculptures by combining soft colors and smooth details. He is also a co-creator of the "Thimblestump Hollow" and "Morning Scribbles" series. 

His creative inspiration mostly comes from rocks, insects and reptiles in nature, as well as the Saturday morning cartoons from his childhood. The visual characteristics of his works are distinctive oversized round  eyes, smooth lines, and a cute and gentle body posture. The themes are mostly fantasy creatures, forest spirits, and little monsters. They lack sharp edges, have low aggression, and feature soft and retro colors. They often have a distressed / retro texture.